Attended the 52/250 reading last night at the KGB bar

There was a great turnout there, and love the ambiance of the room adorned with Russian paintings, pictures, etc. I met the lovely Cynthia Litz, a great writer and member of Zoetrope, and saw some regulars there, such as the flash gurus Robert Vaughn and Susan Tepper. I read two of my Cat People pieces. Hosted by Michelle Elvy. I spent the rest of the night like a black cat stalking the streets of Manhattan that I've come to love, and dancing until 4:00 a.m. (Yes, Martha, even at this age), then, drifting towards home in the wee hours of the morning . Reminded me of earlier times. Should be some interesting videos of the night's readings. A great collection of artists from all over the world, some really amazing writers.

My new collection of prose & poetry has been published

My new collection of prose & poetry titled Void & Sky has been published by Outskirts Press in both paperback and as an ebook. Please buy it because you should. http://outskirtspress.com/void_and_sky/

In Those Days We....

IN THOSE DAYS WE is a collection edited by Jennifer L. Tomaloff that looks at our past, and forges new lives from old photographs. Featuring written works by some of the best writers this side of the web: Len Kuntz, Robert Kloss, Norman Lock, Molly Gaudry, J. A. Tyler, Kathryn Rantala, Ben Tanzer, Ryan W. Bradley, Andrew Borgstrom, Meg Tuite,  Parker Tettleton, Marcus Speh, Chad Redden, Robert Vaughan, J. Bradley, and David Tomaloff

And moi.

Incredibly delicious photos of a bygone era that never truly went away.


http://issuu.com/bendinglightintoverse/docs/inthosedaywe/1

Meg Tuite Interviews Me at Connotation Press

Meg Tuite interviws me at Connotation Press, Dec. issue. A great zine and check out these other writers/artists.

Two pieces up at The Prose-Poem Project

A great issue for the fall, with many amazing writers. I love this zine! Check it out!

Iggy Pop. An Amazing Career.

I have to admit. I've been a life long Iggy Pop fan. I remember the first time I heard The Stooges on WFMU when I was a kid. Their first album had just come out. I thought at first it was a raw, more primitive version of The Rolling Stones. And I always loved Ron Asheton's guitar work. Thought it fitted perfecty the style of music The Stooges were making.

Their first three albums didn't sell very well. I remember having all three, including what many consider to be their proto-punk masterpiece--Raw Power, where James Williamson took over lead guitar. I remember watching Iggy on TV circa 1970, jumping before a crowd and smearing his chest with peanut butter. Behind him, The Stooges played "TV Eye." Wow. How time flies. Was it that long ago?

And there was the now legendary confrontations between The Stooges and the Motorcycle gang members in an audience in the Michegan Thearter, in Detroit, around 1974, shortly before The Stooges broke up. On the live album, "Metallic K.O." you supposedly can hear beer bottles being thrown on stage, whizzing and bouncing off of guitar strings. And then, Iggy challening, taunting members of the motorcycle gang, warning them to stop heckling the band (he's only around 5'7"), or he's going to jump offstage and kick their ass. They dared him. Iggy got beaten up pretty bad. The gang members told him that if he ever plays there again, they would kill him. After getting out of the emergency room, Iggy and The Stooges played there the next night.

 

Eunoia Review...

has accepted a short story of mine--Giddy for Life, due for publication next year. After so many rejections, it feels good to get published.